Police said an officer shot an 18-year-old man in the shoulder in the Tsuen Wan area of the New Territories with a live round. Protesters have previously been hit with bean bags rounds and rubber bullets and officers have fired live rounds in the air. Police chief Stephen Lo said the firing of live rounds - which were discharged in three places - was lawful and fair. “Police lives were under serious threat, that’s why they fired live rounds,” he told reporters, adding that the wounded man was conscious when taken to hospital. As the wounded man steps back and falls, someone tries to help, but another policeman tackles him to the ground.

Source: Sunday Times October 01, 2019 17:03 UTC